CFBuilder 3 syntax coloring is not working for nested tags, why did I miss?

Report · May 17, 2014

In the example below, the <cfclient> tags are red, but not for the <cfinclude> tag.

<!--- All cfclient code to creat dynamic HTML and

interface with data access CFC is in the following included file --->

</cfclient>

Similarly, the <html> tags are blue, but not the <head> tags

<html>

<head>

table th {

text-align:left;

}

</style>

</head>

</html>

Report · May 23, 2014

I took your exact code and pasted it into a doc in CFB3. I don't see any color coding issues.

http://screencast.com/t/gW5cSI481Y

Report · May 23, 2014

Here is what I see. Are you on a Windows or Mac OSX? I am on Mac OSX.

Report · May 23, 2014

I am on MacOSX as well. I am unable to see what you are seeing.

Report · May 23, 2014

Hm... Odd. Any ideas on what could have happened? If not, thanks anyway. The only thing I can think of is that I downloaded the trial and then applied the license key. In any case, I will keep troubleshooting and report back.

Report · May 23, 2014

A common solution to problems with CFB (or a way to confirm if something is a “real bug”) is to create a new workspace (with the file menu in Windows, perhaps the Mac menu in OS X). You can revert back to the previous one if you note its location. Often that will show that the problem does not occur in the new workspace, and so it is some sort of configuration issue—or could be a bug, but if you can just work with the new workspace (and reconfigure it to your satisfaction with whatever desirable settings you had in the previous workspace).

/charlie

/Charlie (troubleshooter, carehart.org)

Report · May 26, 2014

Thanks Charlie! That did it. Fortunately, I am just getting started with my setup, so no big deal in working with the new workspace.

Report · May 27, 2014

Oh, good to hear. And always a useful “trick” to try in such situations. Of course, it’s not really a help to understanding “why” things break like that, but at least it’s a way to recover and move on, when desperate. Glad to help.

/charlie

/Charlie (troubleshooter, carehart.org)

Report · May 23, 2014

Hey fergusondj, if it's not too much trouble, can you please export your Syntax Coloring (ColdFusion > Profiles > Editor > Syntax Coloring) and post the file here? I am wondering if I somehow jacked mine up. Thanks in advance.

Report · May 23, 2014

Since @fergusondj confirmed it is working in CFB3, are you sure you have the dictionary set to CF 11 in your project settings?

-Carl V.

Report · May 23, 2014

Yes, I just confirmed the project settings.

Report · Jul 01, 2014

I have a wierd problem. None of my COL files which usied to work perfectly with builder 2 are not being accepted by the Builder 3. I am using a trial version. Is that the issue? Please help.

Report · Oct 21, 2014

No, that isn't a bug. You have to create new ones.

Report · Feb 20, 2015

I am running into issues with code coloring in CF Builder 3. I've installed the CF Builder updates, tried a different workspace, and confirmed a co worker has the same problems. These comments are old so I was surprised to run into so many color coding issues. However I checked the bug database and out of the 71 open bugs, 13 (18.3%) of the open bugs are related to code coloring! Why don't they fix this?? This is a deal breaker for me. I am not flexible enough to function without it working properly.

Report · Feb 20, 2015

Honestly, Steve, I'd just move on if i were you. Life's too short to be in constant dismay with something. Obviously either the problems don't affect enough people or are very particular to some and perhaps too intractable to solve. (I don't work for Adobe, so I can say that, even if I may be proven wrong.) So check out CFEclipse, Sublime Text, or any of many other CFML editor options to see if something suits you better. See a list i keep at http://www.cf411.com/editors.

Of course, I realize your comment is likely more hoping to spark a reply from someone at Adobe. There's no guarantee that anyone there will read these comments, so we can hope so but given how long this has gone on, that's why I say what I do. (To be clear, I do know that CFBuilder suits many and provides unique features that others do not. Each has their pros and cons. Folks just have to find the tool that suits them best.)

Hope that's helpful.

/Charlie (troubleshooter, carehart.org)

Report · Feb 20, 2015

The comment was made so someone else won't read this thread and think the syntax coloring issues have been resolved (as I did). I've been trying in vain the figure out what the problem is. When I finally thought to check the bug database it became clear that the problem is not resolved. Maybe someone else will not waste time trying to find a solution to this as I did.

Report · Feb 20, 2015

And my comment was made simply to help you consider alternatives. If perhaps you may not have found it helpful, then like you I hope it also may have helped other readers who end up in the same boat as you. I certainly meant no offense.

/charlie

/Charlie (troubleshooter, carehart.org)

Report · Feb 20, 2015

For what it's worth, Rakshith Naresh (the Product Manager for CF) visited our BACFUG group last night. During our discussions, he mentioned there is an update coming soon (no date specified) for CFBuilder 3 that should fix the syntax coloring issues that we all have been dealing with. Here's hoping (and crossed fingers)!

-Carl V.

Report · Feb 20, 2015

Very good to hear. Thanks for the update, Carl. (Of course, some will say “we’ve heard that before”, but let’s keep hope alive.)

/charlie

/Charlie (troubleshooter, carehart.org)

Report · Aug 13, 2015

Yes this sucks... I have the same problems and will probably not use coldfusion builder... will go back to cfeclipse

Report · Aug 13, 2015

This is what I see with and apostrophe

This without the apostrophe

Either way the colors are jacked

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CFBuilder 3 syntax coloring is not working for nested tags, why did I miss?

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